Barrel-head



(No Model.)

J. A. CAMPBELL.

BARREL HEAD.

No. 399,494. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JAMES A. CAMPBELL, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

BARREL-HEAD.

SPECIFICATION Application filed November 17, 18

.To aZZ whom [I may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, a citizen of the limited States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Heads; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in barrel-heads; and it has for its object to provide devices whereby the head of be put in and tightened up to gree and also taken out without either injuring the head or disturbing the hoops, so that; the same head may be used any number of times. These objects I accomplish by the means shown and illustrated in the acco1npa nying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a barrel, showing my improved head in position to receive the fastening devices. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fastening devices in position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the wedges removed. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modification. Fig. ii is an edge view thereof. Fig. 7 is a view of the same, showing the securirig-plate. Fig. 8 isa longitudinal sectional view of the latter. and Fig. it is a plan view of the small wedge when made of wood with a metal plate attached.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, L M indicate the segmental sections of a barrelhead, which may be such as those usually employed, and P indicates tion of the head. This latter section has one of its longitudinal edges cut tapering, as shown at a, for the greater portion of its length and terminates in an offset, Z), for the reception of the small wedge, as will be presently explained.

A indicates the large wedge, which may be of wood, metal, or other This large wedge has its smaller end beveled from opposite sides, so

the chine-groove of a barrel. This long wedge is also provided with a desirable number of cross strips or flanges, 0, which when in proper position will bear upon the upper side of the intermediate section and the adjacent forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 399,494,

88. Serial No. 291,177. (No model.)

i chine-section appertains to make and a barrel may any desired (10- an intermediate secsuitable material.

as to adapt it to enter dated. March 12, 1889.

,respectively. The large end of this large wedge is beveled, as shown at G, for a purpose which will be presently explained. I have illustrated several forms of the long wedge. t In some casesI form two transverse grooves, I, in the long wedge near its larger end to facilitate the driving of the same in position and remove it when desired.

In making the wedge of wood a metallic plate, K, may be employed, which is provided I with a lug on its upper side to receive theimpact of the drivingimplement. This plate is secured to the large wedge, preferably near its large end, by nails or other suitable fastening devices, which will resist the strain of the driving implement.

B indicates the small wedge. This wedge, which is preferably made of metal, is of a slightly greater width than that of the large wedge A, and is provided at its inner or abutting end on its upper side with a flange, I). In making this small wedge of metal the flange may be formed entire and provided with perforations at opposite ends, as shown,

l wedge ll is tapered from opposite sides at its outer end, which coincides in curvature with that of the barrel-opening, and is adapted to enter the (.'hine-groovc thereof.

The opposite or inner end of the wedge l; is beveled from below upwardly, so as to engage the corresponding bevel, G, of the large wedge A. When making the large wedge of wood, a plate, K, which serves the functions of the crossstrips C in the metalwedges, may have a lug on its upper side, as better shown in Figs. 7 and 8, whereby it maybe driven in and out of position.

In operation, after the sections of the barrel-head have been placed in position the large wedge A is placed between the tapered edge of the middle headseetion and the adjacent edge of the segmental section and driven unl til its smaller tapering end enters the chinegroove of the barrel. The smaller wedge, B, l having one end adapted to enter the chine- I 5 is then placed in the remaining" portion of the l groove of a barrel and its opposite end beveled, opening between the sections of the head, and a small wedge having one end adapted when one or two slight blows of a hammer or to enter the chine-groove, its opposite end other implement will properly seat ii1,so that beveled to engage the bevel of the large one end will enter the chine-groove and the wedge, and provided wiih a flange overhang- 2o opposite end bear snnglyagainst the beveled 1 ing' the said beveled end, snbsimitially as edge G of the large wedge, when screws or l specified.

other fasteningdevices may be applied To the l In testimony whereot'l alfix mysignatnre in cross strips or flanges. 1 presence of two witnesses,

Having described my invention,whatlclaim JAlllES A. CAMPBELL. is- \Vitnesses:

The combination, with the sections of a bar- HELMU TH IIOLTZ,

rel-head such as described, of the large wedge GEORGE P. HARRISON. 

